See Nathan Carter for just €5 as country festival returns to Merrion Square
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See Nathan Carter for just €5 as country festival returns to Merrion Square
• Featuring headline acts Nathan Carter and Braden Hull, Dublin City Council Ceol Country comes to Merrion Square Park on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August
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 | Dublin Live - Dublin News · today Irishtown consultative group to 'work out' Leisure Centre project concerns• Dublin City Council hope to proceed with Part 8 for the Irishtown Leisure Centre in September, but concerns around the need for an indoor pitch and parking spaces still persist |
 | Dublin Live - What's On · today Ukulele Hooley returns to Dun Laoghaire for 15th year with 'bigger and better' festival• The annual ukulele festival Ireland 2025 event will see 2,000 players - amateur and professional - come together for the Big Jam in Dun Laoghaire |
 | Dublin Live - Dublin News · today Government under fire over plans to sell LDA homes on private market in Dublin• Later this year new rules are set to allow the Land Development Agency (LDA) to sell 30% of their Dublin homes on the private market, which Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan has slammed as "short sighted" |
 | RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · today Concerns raised over development plan for Dunsink• Fingal County Council has said its plan to build up to 18,500 homes on land surrounding a former dump in northwest Dublin is a once in a generation opportunity to develop the largest remaining landbank inside the M50. |
 | RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · today Traffic restrictions in Dublin for EU Presidency events• Gardaí have said there will be traffic restrictions and rolling road closures in parts of Dublin city between now and Friday afternoon due to EU Presidency events. |
 | RTE News - Leinster (regional topic) · today Burglar who hid under bed as gardaí made arrest jailed• A serial burglar who hid under a bed when gardaí came to arrest him after he raided staff lockers at a Dublin restaurant has been jailed for three years, with the final six months suspended. |
 | RTE News - Leinster (regional topic) · today Four men arrested in Wicklow after fleeing from gardaí• Four men who were wearing balaclavas while travelling in a car in Wicklow have been arrested after attempting to evade gardaí. |
 | RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · today Trainee barrister accused of assaulting gardaí in Dublin• A self-described trainee barrister has been accused of leaving a garda with a tennis ball-sized lump on his forehead in a Dublin city centre assault. |
Wicklow consultations page · today Draft Wicklow County Development Plan 2021-2027• Official Wicklow consultation portal for open and upcoming consultations; replaces redirect-broken council hub route. |
Wicklow consultations page · today Proposed Amendments to the Draft Wicklow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028• Official Wicklow consultation portal for open and upcoming consultations; replaces redirect-broken council hub route. |
Meath Chronicle · today News E-scooter ban for under 18s welcomed as new laws to come into effect within weeks 13 hours ago Donal Long• The Meath Chronicle has the latest Co. |
Meath Chronicle · today News Water Conservation Order extended to all counties Restrictions come into effect in remainder of Meath on Friday morning 12 hours ago John Donohoe• The Meath Chronicle has the latest Co. |
HSE · today New HSE Postnatal Hub in Meath Brings Community Based Women’s Health Care Closer to Home• Health service alerts and public health information. |
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